Straight Bar Cable Overhead Curls

One of the best bicep exercise targets the inner head or shot head of the bicep.

Straight bar cable overhead curls.

Other exercises to use. Cables have the advantage of providing constant tension during the movement and they provide resistance to help build strength in the upper arms. Muscledog is the ultimate. You can opt for free weight barbell biceps exercises such as ez bar curls reverse grip barbell curls or you can opt for machine cable exercises like cable preacher curls cable rope hammer curls and standing cable curls.

From there just perform your skull crushers as you normally would. For cable curls you can use the straight bar split ropes or ez bar attachment. For additional exercise video tips and tricks be sure to check out muscledog s fetch this. Choose your attachment and make sure it s set on the lowest setting closest to the floor.

If you want to see an exercise in a future episode leave. Straight bar tricep extension instructions. Two arm overhead cable curls are an excellent isolation exercise for adding definition to your biceps. Showing you the overhead cable curl a great movement for bringing up the lower part of the biceps.

All viewers are advised to consult their physician before beginning any. Place a bench a couple feet away from a cable stand and attach a straight bar ez curl bar or rope to the bottom of the machine. Secure a cable machine. How to do standing cable curls.

From there simply perform a standard overhead extension by pressing your hand directly overhead. Full 12 week push pull legs program build muscle strength. Grasp the straight bar with a pronated grip palms facing down and lean forward slightly by hinging at the hips. Watch as fitness expert james grage shows you how to do the correct straight bar cable curl while standing.

Attach a straight bar to a cable stack as high as possible and assume a standing position. Grab the cable attachment with a shoulder width grip with an underhand grip or palms facing upward.